Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 3b

Replaces form released on 12:52 08/03/2024

RNS Number : 1989G

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

07 Mar 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NA

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

3 1/3p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

12,743,822

2.20%

495,992

0.08%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

424,613

0.07%

12,577,890

2.17%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

13,168,435

2.27%

13,073,882

2.25%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,953,148

1.7503 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

354,210

1.7515 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

196,136

1.7513 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

142,104

1.7528 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

130,605

1.7527 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

120,032

1.7517 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

94,411

1.7509 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

77,880

1.7538 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

58,658

1.7512 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

46,853

1.7500 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

34,439

1.7545 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

23,070

1.7505 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

15,881

1.7516 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

15,016

1.7530 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

13,050

1.7560 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

6,576

1.7499 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,409

1.7551 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

577

1.7525 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

124

1.7574 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

43

1.7580 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

26

1.7570 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

16

1.7558 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3

1.7600 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,730,940

1.7500 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

780,439

1.7516 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

159,648

1.7538 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

100,778

1.7515 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

99,151

1.7527 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

55,927

1.7539 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

51,364

1.7549 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

42,693

1.7517 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

40,428

1.7507 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

15,371

1.7532 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

13,858

1.7521 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,989

1.7525 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,645

1.7560 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,896

1.7535 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,525

1.7510 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,430

1.7598 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

67

1.7557 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

43

1.7580 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

26

1.7570 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

26

1.7530 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

12

1.7550 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3

1.7601 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

2,974

1.7500 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

486

1.7500 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

528

1.7580 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,228

1.7542 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,989

1.7525 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,382

1.7534 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41,053

1.7539 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

91,382

1.7519 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

108,547

1.7523 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

768,408

1.7516 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

264

1.7580 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

550

1.7560 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,409

1.7551 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,594

1.7517 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,881

1.7516 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,439

1.7545 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,851

1.7500 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77,880

1.7538 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

506,536

1.7523 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

783,866

1.7522 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,896

1.7535 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

2,149

1.7499 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

2,974

1.7500 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

5,704

1.7530 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

8,490

1.7528 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

29,789

1.7501 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

211,012

1.7540 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

03 Apr 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213